precipitation

英 [prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn]

美 [prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn]

n.  降水，降水量(包括雨、雪、冰等); 沉淀; 淀析

复数：precipitations　

TOEFLGREIELTS化学

BNC.17263 / COCA.11784

牛津词典

noun

• 降水，降水量（包括雨、雪、冰等）
  rain, snow, etc. that falls; the amount of this that falls
  1. an increase in annual precipitation
     年降水量的增加
• 沉淀；淀析
  a chemical process in which solid material is separated from a liquid

柯林斯词典

• 降水
  Precipitationis rain, snow, or hail.
• 沉淀；沉析
  Precipitationis a process in a chemical reaction which causes solid particles to become separated from a liquid.

英英释义

noun

• overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
  1. he soon regretted his haste
  Synonym:hastehastinesshurryhurriedness
• an unexpected acceleration or hastening
  1. he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise
• the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
• the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
  Synonym:downfall
• the process of forming a chemical precipitate
• the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
  1. the storm brought several inches of precipitation

双语例句

• It plays an increasingly important part in meteorology for cloud, precipitation, hail and thunderstorm detection as well as the navigation of aircraft and ships.
  它在对云层、降水、冰雹和雷暴的气象探测以及在船舰和飞机的导航中，起着日益重要的作用。
• The precipitation and filtration properties of prussian blue waste water are discussed.
  讨论了华蓝废水的滤过性能和沉降性能。
• The seasonal change of soil moisture had closed correlation to seasonal change of precipitation.
  土壤含水量的季节性变化，与降水量的季节性变化密切相关。
• They also modified the precipitation at the transplant sites based on altered rainfall estimates.
  根据预期的降雨量变化，他们还改变了移植地的降水量。
• The precipitation, texture and formability by the addition of Nb and Ti in ferritic stainless steel were investigated.
  研究了铌钛对铁素体不锈钢析出相，织构和成形性的影响。
• It takes into account both the ensemble otherness of members and probability distributing of precipitation.
  这个方法既考虑了集合成员总体的差异性又考虑了降水的概率分布。
• Increase of spring temperature and precipitation promotes early beginning dates of growing season.
  春季温度和降水上升，促进生长季开始日期提前。
• Kuitun environmental monitoring station monitored acid rain in2002 for mastering atmospheric precipitation status and major contamination of Kuitun city.
  为了解奎屯市大气降水状况及主要污染物，奎屯市监测站于2002年对大气降水进行了为期一年的酸雨监测。
• How have soil temperatures been affected by the surface temperature and precipitation in the Eurasian continent?
  欧亚大陆地面温度和降雨是如何影响土壤温度的？
• Similarly there is more precipitation in the Tibetan plateau, probably because of climate change.
  类似地，青藏高原的降水量也增加了，或许是由于气候变化。